What equipments are used to help out the treatment of heart & lung diseases?
plz answer for both heart & lung, list them! thx
It depends upon the type of disease…. generally for cardiac diseases, the most frequent treatments involve medications for blood pressure…. if someone has previously suffered a heart attack, a bypass and grafting are often done… a pacemaker may be installe dto regualte heart rate and to ease the stress put on the myocardial tissues…
there are a multitude of respitory (lung) diseases as well… most common of course being asthma… but for any ailment affecting the lungs a common treatment is an inhaled medication that opens up the small vessels within the brochials… albuterol and combivent are common meds for such… a nebulizer may be used instead of an inhaler which acts in much the same fasion but adds a bit of moisture…
to best answer you question however i would suggest that you refine your question to specific cardiovascular diseases
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Besides pathogens, what else can cause disease?
pathogens are bacterium, viruses, parasites, unicellular organisms, fungi, or prions that can cause disease in humans. that sounds like everything that can cause a disease but what else does?
Genetic disorder, like MS or others….
A genetic disorder is a condition caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. Cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, cancers, ect
KNOWLEDGE: Disease education is about taking control of your health, helping you clearly understand what are the main causes of disease. All diseases are dysfunctions of your bodily and cellular systems.
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On genetic Question for 10pts?
1.a)What is genetic counselling?
b) As a result of genetic counselling , parents often face difficult decisions. What factors make these decisions so difficult?
2.a)List three methods of prenatal diagnosis.
b)Briefly describe each method.
c)What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?
3.If there is a risk that parents will pass on a genetic disease, what types of information can help them decide whether to have children?
4.a)What decisions might parents make if they find out, through prenatal diagnosis, that the fetus has a genetic disease?
b) What factors might affect their decision?
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I could give you a whole lesson on it, but I imagine your teacher has already done so…
Go out onto the WWW (not here) and search for “DNA technology pros/cons” or something similar. That way you will be learning at the same time as doing your homework! Also, you won’t possibly be suspected of cheating/ plagiarizing your essay!
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I am a biology teacher… this sounds like an assignment I give my students. >:)
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what are the 10 most leading communicable diseases?their sources..(+)agents e.g bacteria,viruses &etc. and what are the mode of transmission?thnk you so much..
The10 most leading communicable diseases, causing most deaths in the world are:
1 Lower respiratory infections: Caused by Streptococcus, Pneumococcus bacteria…..etc. Transmission by airway droplets.
2 HIV/AIDS , caused by Human Immunodeficiency virus, transmission through sexual contacts, blood transfusion, transplacental.
3 Diarrheal diseases, mostly by E. Coli, transmitted through GI tract
4 Tuberculosis (TB) : Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Contact through airborn droplets. digestive tract.
5 Malaria: Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium vivax etc…, transmitted by mosquito bites.
6 Measles:: Paramyxo virus, direct contact, airborn saliva droplets
7 Pertussis: Bordetella pertussis bacteria, by airborn saliva droplets
8 Tetanus: Clostridium tetani bacteria, contact through infected wounds
9 meningitis: Neisseria meningitidis bacteria, airborn droplets.
10 Syphilis: Treponema pallidum bacteria, sexually transmitted disease, blood transfusion.
Hope that may help you!
Good luck!
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